BARBARA CALLAGHAN
Whanganui
Thank you, Jackie
I would like to thank a lady whose first name was Jackie (sorry, did not get your last name).
She picked me up between 6.20pm and 6.30pm in Liverpool St on February 7.
I wish to thank her very much.
Your kindness was very much appreciated. God bless you.
D SUTTON
Whanganui
Our debt to refugees
Perhaps we should imagine the disruption, horror and hardship that force families to walk away from their homes, jobs, wider family and friends then finally their country.
They wouldn't do that if all was sweet and rosy, would they?
We have a responsibility to welcome some of these homeless in. Yes, even when we have homeless of our own. Why? Because, in many cases, our finger was in the pie that destroyed their homelands.
Aotearoa NZ has, too many times, joined our so-called friends and allies, USA, Britain and many other Nato countries in their drive to rule the world and extract anything of value from someone else's country, no matter the cost to that country and its people.
Their invasions and interference in countless numbers of countries has caused the death and misery of many hundreds of thousands of men, women and children.
Chile, for example in the Pinochet years, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria etc. Whether we gave physical support or not, we did not vehemently oppose these invasions, the meddling and destruction.
The Yemen, Venezuela, at this very time, all have the smell of Uncle Sam's finger stirring the pot. And we seem to say nothing.
But when we take these homeless, countryless people in, get it right, Government. Don't just rush around in frenzied excitement making announcements; do your homework.
Ensure that the groundwork is done, that we have housed our own, then have sufficient housing, schools, medical services etc to provide these folk with the care they will need.
Then we will welcome them with open arms, because that is what Whanganui does.
DENISE LOCKETT
Whanganui
Cafe's good cheer
On Tuesday afternoon, before we left the hospital, my wife and I decided to call into the cafe for a coffee after receiving some bad news.
I would just like to say thank you to the lady who was working there. The atmosphere was wonderful, and we were surrounded by a lot of laughter, which lifted our spirits. The service was spot on and so was the coffee.
The half-hour we were there you even managed for us to forget our problems, so we are very grateful.
Thank you so much. We will be back.
C BARNES
Marton
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